Question Results

Monday 20 April 2026


 
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1 AQO 3409/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any action he is taking to increase the budget for the Mobuoy Remediation Project.

To be answered on 20/04/2026
2 AQO 3410/22-27 Mr Andrew McMurray
(APNI - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any action he is taking to improve land management in the Mournes to prevent wildfires.

To be answered on 20/04/2026
3 AQO 3411/22-27 Mr Peter Martin
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline why the Coastal Forum, which he co-chairs, has only met once since he took up office.

To be answered on 20/04/2026
4 AQO 3412/22-27 Mr Alan Robinson
(DUP - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline how the current staffing occupancy compares to capacity in Jubilee House, Ballykelly.

To be answered on 20/04/2026
5 AQO 3413/22-27 Mr Peter McReynolds
(APNI - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs when the Climate Action Plan 2023-2027 will be published.

To be answered on 20/04/2026
6 AQO 3414/22-27 Mr Eóin Tennyson
(APNI - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the delivery of the Lough Neagh Report and Action Plan.

To be answered on 20/04/2026
7 AQO 3415/22-27 Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, following his Ministerial Statement on 3 March 2026, for an update on the progress of the removal of the Statement of Regulatory Principles and Intent arrangements.

To be answered on 20/04/2026
8 AQO 3416/22-27 Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline the number of bovine TB cattle reactors in each of the last four years.

To be answered on 20/04/2026
9 AQO 3417/22-27 Ms Aoife Finnegan
(SF - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any assessment that has been made of the impact the war in Iran is having on the price and supply of fertilizer.

To be answered on 20/04/2026
10 AQO 3418/22-27 Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any engagement he has undertaken in response to the immediate impact of fuel price hikes on the farming and fishing industries.

To be answered on 20/04/2026
11 AQO 3419/22-27 Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any work his Department has undertaken to secure the reopening of Isle of Man territorial seas for fishing vessels with a crew operating under a Transit Visa or a UK Skilled Worker Visa.

To be answered on 20/04/2026
12 AQO 3420/22-27 Ms Kellie Armstrong
(APNI - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline the role that nature-based solutions play in Northern Ireland’s Third Climate Change Adaptation Programme.

To be answered on 20/04/2026
13 AQO 3421/22-27 Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any assessment that has been made of the environmental impact of long-term derelict properties, particularly in urban areas.

To be answered on 20/04/2026
14 AQO 3422/22-27 Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of the additional funding required to implement the provisions contained in the Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill (NIA Bill 24/22-27).

To be answered on 20/04/2026
15 AQO 3423/22-27 Mr Tom Buchanan
(DUP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any analysis his Department has carried out of the impact that the draft Climate Action Plan 2023–2027 will have on the progression of major infrastructure projects in Northern Ireland.

To be answered on 20/04/2026

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